4 Lomfati waseThekhowa wahamba waya enkhosini, wafike wawa ngebuso embikwayo, ayikhotsama, watsi: “Awu, Nkhosi! Ngicela mane ungisite!”
Ngelilanga lesitsatfu kwefika indvodza iphuma enkambu yaSawula, inetimphahla tayo letidzabukile kanye nelutfuli enhloko. Yatsi nayifika kuDavide, yawa phansi, yakhotsama, imhlonipha.
Jowabe wakhotsamisa buso bakhe wabubhekisa phansi emhlabatsini, ahlonipha inkhosi, ayibusisa. Jowabe watsi: “Lamuhla sengiyati kutsi ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, nkhosi yami, ngobe inkhosi isemukele sicelo senceku yayo.”
Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Inkinga yakho yini?” Wayiphendvula watsi: “Mine ngingumfelokati, indvodza yami ifile.
Ahimasi wakhulekela enkhosini, watsi: “Konkhe kukahle.” Wakhotsama phansi embikwenkhosi buso bakhe bubheke phansi, watsi: “Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho! Ubanikele kuwe bantfu labaphakamisa tandla tabo etikwakho, nkhosi yami, nkhosi.”
Watsi kube lomfana ahambe, Davide wesuka lapho eningizimu nelitje, wakhotsamela Jonathani katsatfu, abhekise buso bakhe phansi. Base bayangana, bakhala bobabili, kodvwa Davide wakhala kakhulu.
Watsi kube Abigayili abone Davide, washesha wehla embongolweni yakhe, wakhotsama embikwaDavide abhekise buso bakhe phansi.